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Postcard to Mrs. G. L. Grimshaw from Ray M. Grimshaw, postmarked August 13, 1917. Notes that he just crossed the Tennessee River. Postcard illustration depicts Sunset Rock on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.Caption on front: "Sunset Rock, Lookout…

Photographic portrait of serviceman Ray M. Grimshaw, circa 1910s. Inscription: "Brow, S. R. Tex."

Pocket diary belonging to Ray M. Grimshaw, 1917-1918. Details Grimshaw's enlistment in the United States Army Signal Corps and his time stationed in England and France. Most entries are brief, comprised of one or two lines, and focus on the daily…

Obituary for Ray M. Grimshaw from an unidentified publication, November 1969.

Obituary for Ray M. Grimshaw from an unidentified publication, November 1969.

Memorandum from First Lieutenant H. H. Bardwell, Shop Department, 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, February 1, 1918. Describes Corporal Ray M. Grimshaw's positive work ethic and recommends that he be transferred to Cadet status so he may train as a…

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Charles L. Gustafson, Commanding Officer, Headquarters 32nd Aero Squadron, 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, February 3, 1918. Recommends that Corporal Ray M. Grimshaw be trained as an aviator. One typed page.

Letter to Mrs. Mary M. Grimshaw from Second Lieutenant Alfred M. Joyce, Commanding Officer, 95th Aero Squadron, March 15, 1919. Advises that "in a few days your soldier will receive his honorable discharge and start for home" and that his travel is…

Letter to Mr. J. W. Grimshaw from Ray M. Grimshaw, July 28, 1918. Discusses Jack's (Ray's brother) possible enlistment and how every single piece of equipment is camouflaged, from ships to autos to tents, and "even all of these pretty French girls…

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grimshaw from Ray M. Grimshaw, August 3, 1918. Discusses mail delivery, how expensive milk is in France, asks for frequent letters. Two folded sheets, four handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association…